He is venerated as a saint in the Oriental Orthodox Church and his feast day is 23 December.

The stone was moved to the Dome of Theodora at the monastery and Gabriel begged the dead for their forgiveness.

[5] After 644, Gabriel became the Bishop of Tur Abdin with authority equal to an archbishop,[4] and he later died on 23 December 648.

[3] Gabriel's funeral was attended by 2700 priests and altar boys,[6] and the bishops Iwannis of Amida, Ignatius of Mayperqat, Gregory of Arzon, Basil of Jazira, Polycarp of Beth Araboye, Dioscorus of Singara and Haburo, Epiphanius of Nisibis, Sisinnius of Dara, John of Kfar Tutho, and Jacob of Sawro.

[7] Gabriel's right hand was removed and taken to Hah,[8] and his body was reburied in a bronze coffin.